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Susan J. Silvernail 
Birmingham, Alabama
Attorney at Law
phone (205) 879-1981
fax (205) 879-1986
email Email Me

Susan Silvernail is the Managing Partner of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C., in Birmingham, Alabama. In this role, she is very involved in the business side of the law practice.

She received her B.A. from Goucher College, in Baltimore, MD, and her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law in 1990, where she was a member of the Cumberland Law Review and Curia Honoris.

She is a member of the Alabama Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Birmingham Bar Association and American Bar Association, where she is a member of the Practice Management section. She is also active in the Legal Marketing Association-Southeast Chapter.

She is the author of "Electronic Evidence Discovery in the Computer Age," which appeared in the May 1997 issue of The Alabama Lawyer. Ms. Silvernail speaks frequently on topics related to technology and the practice of law. She also writes a column that appears regularly in the ALAJ Journal, called "Technology & The Trial Lawyer."

Susan uses her skills and experience as a former journalist and television producer to produce compelling visuals and video that help tell the stories of the firm's clients.

Susan is actively involved in the civic life of Birmingham. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, which has as its mission the removal of barriers to a civil and just society for Alabama families and children. She also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham. She is the former Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Redmont School in the Waldorf Tradition (2004-2006).

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury Law
Products Liability
Fraud
Wrongful Death
Technology
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1990
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
Education:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1990
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Member, Curia Honoris
Law Review: Cumberland Law Review, Member


Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, 1978
B.A.
Honors: With Honors


Published Works:
The Tort of Bad Faith and Avoiding the $250,000 Cap on Punitive Damages, The Alabama Lawyer, March, 1990


"Electronic Evidence Discovery in the Computer Age", The Alabama Lawyer, May, 1997


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Internet Marketing for Lawyers", ABICLE 2008 Law Practice: Tips from Masters, December 17, 2008


"Computer Access: Limitations & Remedies", ABICLE 2008 Tort Law Update, December 12, 2008


"Thirty Sites in Thirty Minutes", ALAJ Sandestin Summer Seminar, June 2008


"Metadata: What it is & Why You Should Care", ALAJ Seminar, April 9, 2008


"E-Discovery", AAPI Winter Seminar, February 17, 2008


"Metadata", Alabama Association for Justice, Summer Seminar, 2007 - Present


New E-Discovery Rules: 2006 Amendments to FRCP, Birmingham Bar Association, 2006


Basic Applications for Law Practice: PowerPoint, Birmingham Bar Association, 2006


"New E-Discovery Rules: Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure", ATLA Mid-Winter Seminar, 2006


"DeMystifying Electronic Discovery", NEALSA Seminar, 2005


"E-Discovery: Preserving the Evidence", Discovery Update, ABICLE, 2004


"Sure Fire Ways to Get into E-Trouble",, ATLA Summer Seminar,, 2004 - Present


"Using PowerPoint in Civil Litigation", "Technology for the Law Office and Courtroom", Birmingham Bar Association, 2003


"Making the Most of PowerPoint Presentations", ATLA, 2003


"Your Guide to the Web", ATLA Mid-Winter Conference, 2003


"Practice Tips on the Internet", Birmingham Bar Association, 2002


"Top Ten Web Picks", ATLA Annual Seminar, 2000


"Electronic Evidence: Discovery in the Computer Age", Business Torts and Antitrust Law Institute, ABICLE, 1998


"Electronic Mail", The Litigator's Edge, ABICLE, 1997


"Discovery of Electronic Data", The Woman Advocate, ABICLE, 1996


"Electronic Evidence: Discovery in the Computer Age", The Litigator's Toolbox Seminar, ABICLE, 1996


"Discovery of Electronic Data", Computers in Litigation Seminar, ABICLE, 1995


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, 2007 - 2008
Member, Board of Directors


Alabama State Bar, 1990 - Present
Member


Alabama Association for Justice, 1990 - Present
Member


American Association for Justice, 1990 - Present
Member


Birmingham Bar Association
Women's Section Member


American Bar Association
Member


Legal Marketing Association, 2006 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Pittman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton, & Hollis, P.C., Attorney


WBRC-TV News, Producer


WSFA -TV News, Reporter


WDHN-TV News, Anchor